Comments on: Fiddlewhats? http://www.eatlivetravelwrite.com/2009/06/fiddlewhats/ My creative refuge from academia Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:47:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: mardi http://www.eatlivetravelwrite.com/2009/06/fiddlewhats/#comment-3262 mardi Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:26:07 +0000 http://66.147.244.186/~eatlivet/2009/06/fiddlewhats-2/#comment-3262 They tasted woody - kind of like asparagus but earthier. <br /><br />Il faut dire que je les ai jamais vus en France lorsque j'y habitais... Ni en Angleterre, ni en Australie for that matter Je sais que c'est assez rare et on peut les acheter seulement aux mois de mai et juin ici à l'Ontario, alors c'est peut-être un truc Canadien...? They tasted woody – kind of like asparagus but earthier.

Il faut dire que je les ai jamais vus en France lorsque j'y habitais… Ni en Angleterre, ni en Australie for that matter Je sais que c'est assez rare et on peut les acheter seulement aux mois de mai et juin ici à l'Ontario, alors c'est peut-être un truc Canadien…?

]]> By: Mary-Laure http://www.eatlivetravelwrite.com/2009/06/fiddlewhats/#comment-3260 Mary-Laure Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:50:44 +0000 http://66.147.244.186/~eatlivet/2009/06/fiddlewhats-2/#comment-3260 Dare I confess I had never heard of fiddleheads? I wonder what they taste like. Dare I confess I had never heard of fiddleheads? I wonder what they taste like.

]]> By: The Best Family http://www.eatlivetravelwrite.com/2009/06/fiddlewhats/#comment-3257 The Best Family Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:13:34 +0000 http://66.147.244.186/~eatlivet/2009/06/fiddlewhats-2/#comment-3257 very interesting post! i've always wondered about fiddleheads and have never had the opportunity to try them. the stir-fry recipe sounds delish, with or without the ferns. very interesting post! i've always wondered about fiddleheads and have never had the opportunity to try them. the stir-fry recipe sounds delish, with or without the ferns.

]]> By: Neil C. Phillips http://www.eatlivetravelwrite.com/2009/06/fiddlewhats/#comment-3256 Neil C. Phillips Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:37:45 +0000 http://66.147.244.186/~eatlivet/2009/06/fiddlewhats-2/#comment-3256 Enjoyed the dish, but with ginger, soy, cashews and beautiful tiger prawns - what's not to like?<br /><br />Alas the fiddleheads were vastly overcooked, I think: they became a rather non-distinctive green. Tasty, but ho-hum.<br /><br />I think the woodsy-ness - and possibly touch of toxins - might have made for a more vibrant dish.<br /><br />But that might just be my opinion as the wine (a nice Oz number, btw...) was almost depleted by the time I arrived home. ;-) Enjoyed the dish, but with ginger, soy, cashews and beautiful tiger prawns – what's not to like?

Alas the fiddleheads were vastly overcooked, I think: they became a rather non-distinctive green. Tasty, but ho-hum.

I think the woodsy-ness – and possibly touch of toxins – might have made for a more vibrant dish.

But that might just be my opinion as the wine (a nice Oz number, btw…) was almost depleted by the time I arrived home. ;-)

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